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The World Set Free. A Story of Mankind

The World Set Free. A Story of Mankind

Herbert George Wells

Eлектронна книга

The novel tells the prophetic story of mans harnessing of the newly-discovered power of the atom, how this power nearly destroys civilization in a catastrophic war and foreshadows nuclear warfare years before research began and describes the chain reactions involved and the resulting radiation. It is presented as a history of the important events of the 20th century, jumping back and forth amongst narratives of different eyewitnesses and major players in those events. The World Set Free is a remarkable example of how science and science fiction can interact with and build upon each other. This book truly shows Wells was a man way before his time... Wells describes a weapon of enormous destructive power, used from the air that would wipe out everything for miles, and actually used the term atomic bombs. Futuristic Science Fiction at its best...

  • Назва: The World Set Free. A Story of Mankind
  • Автор: Herbert George Wells
  • ISBN: 9788381156332, 9788381156332
  • Дата видання: 2017-05-19
  • Формат: Eлектронна книга
  • Ідентифікатор видання: e_0ja2
  • Видавець: KtoCzyta.pl